2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Picks and Predictions – Top Sleeper Bets for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, and there is nothing like some short track racing at the high-banked, half-mile bullring to create some excitement and potentially some upsets.
Short track racing is always a little more unpredictable, and when you factor in the high speeds at Bristol, wrecks and attrition are the norm. If the favorites get taken out by any of these wrecks, we will suddenly have a wide-open race on our hands. If that does happen, here is a closer look at the drivers who I think could be poised to take advantage.
Check out all of my top sleeper bets for Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol.
2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Picks and Predictions: Top Sleeper Bets for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Top Sleepers
Jimmie Johnson (20/1)
Johnson has been having the worst year of his career, but he still managed to stay hot at Bristol, finishing third in the spring race earlier this year. He has now finished 11th or better in seven of the last eight races here, logging a series-best five top-five finishes in that stretch and picking up a win. At 20/1, this isn’t a bad spot to take a chance on the seven-time champ.
Alex Bowman (40/1)
He has been coming on strong in recent weeks, and now, Bowman returns to a track where had one of his best performances in the first half of the year. He finished in the top five in the spring race at Bristol, and with the extra speed he and the rest of Hendrick Motorsports has been showing in recently, Bowman could improve on that result this weekend. You might want to play the hot hand, especially at 40/1.
Joey Logano (44/1)
The best overall value on the board this weekend is Logano, and it’s really not that close. Over the last 10 races at Bristol, he leads all drivers with seven top-10s and ranks fifth in laps led. More importantly, he is one of only two drivers in the field with multiple wins during that same stretch, and the other is betting favorite Kyle Busch. Getting one of the most consistent performers and a proven winner at 44/1 is an absolute steal.
Ryan Newman (100/1)
I know he doesn’t win a lot of races, but 100/1 odds seem a little disrespectful for one of the most dependable options at Bristol. Newman has cracked the top 15 in seven of the last eight races here, picking up back-to-back top-10s. At the very least, he should be running close enough to the front to try to steal a win with some strategy late in the race, and that’s a lot more than you can say about the other drivers getting similar odds.
Bubba Wallace (250/1)
If you are going to make a Hail Mary bet on a total longshot, Wallace would be my guy. He made his first Cup start at Bristol earlier this year, and while he finished 16th, he had a stretch in the middle of the race where he really found some speed. In fact, he actually led a six laps during the race. I’m not sure he has the experience or the equipment to put together a full 500 laps, but Wallace has at least shown he can run up front at Bristol. You can’t ask for much more from a 250/1 longshot.
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